Table 4.
Sensitivities and specificities (in %) in identifying separate bacterial species after 24 or 48 h incubation, average on all (All) or specific agar: Liofilchem Chromatic™ MH (LFCA), Flexicult® Vet Scandinavia (FLEX), and custom-made agar (CAVD).
| Bacteria | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 h incubation | 48 h incubation | 24 h incubation | 48 h incubation | |||||||||||||
| All | LFCA | FLEX | CAVD | All | LFCA | FLEX | CAVD | All | LFCA | FLEX | CAVD | All | LFCA | FLEX | CAVD | |
| S. pseudintermedius | 86.2 | 100 | 84.0 | 74.7 | 92.4 | 92.0 | 100 | 85.3 | 89.8 | 95.0 | 91.1 | 83.3 | 89.6 | 94.2 | 92.9 | 81.5 |
| S. aureus | 31.9 | 70.8 | 20.8 | 4.2 | 37.5 | 54.2 | 54.2 | 4.2 | 97.9 | 96.7 | 97.8 | 99.3 | 98.1 | 97.1 | 97.5 | 99.6 |
| S. felis | 81.1 | 66.7 | 80.0 | 96.7 | 87.8 | 86.7 | 80.0 | 96.7 | 96.1 | 97.0 | 95.9 | 95.5 | 97.3 | 99.3 | 96.7 | 95.9 |
| S. schleiferi | 8.9 | 20.0 | 6. 7 | 0 | 8.9 | 26.7 | 0 | 0 | 99.1 | 99.3 | 97.9 | 100 | 99.9 | 100 | 99.7 | 100 |
| S. canis | 61.1 | 71.4 | 63.0 | 50.0 | 65.4 | 81.5 | 74.1 | 37.5 | 93.4 | 95.2 | 92.7 | 92.3 | 96.5 | 96.0 | 97.4 | 96.0 |
| E. coli | 93.3 | 96.7 | 96.7 | 86.7 | 96.7 | 93.3 | 96.7 | 100 | 99.8 | 100 | 99.6 | 99.6 | 99.6 | 99.3 | 100 | 99.6 |
| E. faecalis | 83.3 | 60.0 | 100 | 90.0 | 88.9 | 66.7 | 100 | 100 | 98.9 | 98.5 | 98.2 | 100 | 98.1 | 95.6 | 99.6 | 99.3 |
| P. aeruginosa | 85.6 | 90.0 | 83.3 | 83.3 | 97.8 | 96.7 | 100 | 96.7 | 99.3 | 100 | 99.3 | 98.5 | 99.9 | 99.6 | 100 | 100 |
| Proteus spp. | 94.4 | 95.8 | 91.7 | 95.8 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99.2 | 99.3 | 99.3 | 98.9 | 99.8 | 99.6 | 100 | 99.6 |
| C. auriscanis | 86.7 | 86.7 | 73.3 | 100 | 88.9 | 86.7 | 93.3 | 86.7 | 99.7 | 100 | 100 | 98.9 | 99.8 | 99.3 | 100 | 100 |